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WorksheetsWestern culture - 18th century
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
In which century is the year 1686? -When Isaac Newton's 'Principia Mathematica' came to light-
(a)
Thomas Hobbes stated: "It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law." ("No es la sabiduría sino la Autoridad la que hace la ley."). What was the position of this thinker on the monarchy? (2 options of 4 are correct.)
Completely against kings
Tried to justify the power of the kings
Indifferent, he did not talk about kings
Try to explain the origin of power
The 'English Channel' is known in Spanish as:
El canal británico
El Eurotúnel
Estrecho inglés
Canal de la Mancha
The evolution of the Palace of Versailles (Palacio de Versalles) is a good sample of:
The growing wealth -riqueza- of European monarchies and nations
Of the luxuries -lujos- of the English royal court
Of the European decline during the 17th century
Of the crisis that affected the French monarchy
Compared to Thomas Hobbes (who died in 1679), the English thinker John Locke (1632-1704) can be considered more: -2 correct answers-
Conservative
Liberal
Revolutionary
Obedient
This century is associated mainly with:
Scientific Revolution
Illustration
Renaissance
Age of Enlightenment
In a political sense, "social contract" refers to an agreement between the ruled (gobernados) and their rulers (gobernantes). This social contract is not physically signed, but certain type of consent is understood when people, for example -2 correct answers-:
Process an ID (identity document)
Rise up in arms -se levanta en armas-
Pay taxes
It expresses disagreement with the State
The name of this structure is:
The Iron Bridge
Wood-bridge
Golden Gate
Industrial bridge
Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) is a sample of:
The development of scientific thought
Prominent woman in the age of the Enlightenment
Traditional political ideas
France's central place in the Enlightenment
In 1776 the 'thirteen colonies' separated from the British Empire in an event known as the (a) revolution.
